Subcutaneous anakinra in the management of refractory MIS-C in France

© 2024 Dusser, Belot, Bajolle, Kevorkian-Verguet, Meinzer, Huet, Tiriau and Kone-paut..

Introduction: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a therapeutic emergency and can lead to myocardial dysfunction (17%-75%) and heart failure (52%-53%). Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) and corticosteroids (CST) have been validated for the management of this condition. Recent reports suggest that an interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist, namely anakinra, may be a valuable add-on to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment for refractory patients. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinico-biological characteristics of patients treated with anakinra as well as the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous anakinra therapy in this condition.

Methods: The prospective multicentre study of children hospitalized for MIS-C between March 2020 and September 2022, including 23 international paediatric centres, followed for a mean duration of 3.072 ± 3.508 months. The patient data were extracted from the Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism (JIR) cohort. The clinico-pathological characteristics, cardiac ultrasound data, and adverse events were reported in patients receiving anakinra.

Results: Of the 470 children admitted with MIS-C, 18 French patients (50% girls) with a mean age of 10.06 ± 3.9 years were treated with subcutaneous anakinra. Anakinra was used in two situations, macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) (4 patients) and heart failure (14 patients) with a median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 39.5% (30%-45%). The average dose of anakinra received was 2.53 ± 1.3 mg/kg/day for a median duration of 3 days. Prior to introduction, 78% (n = 14/18) of the patients had received CST and 56% (n = 10/18) had received IVIG. Only two patients received IVIG alone and six received CST alone plus anakinra. In 10% of cases, IVIG was poorly tolerated from a cardiovascular point of view and was discontinued. Transient elevations in serum transaminases were noted in four patients on anakinra without the need for treatment or dose modification. In all patients, rapid (48 h) improvement in myocardial function was observed (LVEF > 55%) with a concomitant significant decrease in myocardial enzymes (p < 0.05). All patients survived with complete recovery of cardiac function without sequelae.

Conclusions: Subcutaneous anakinra appears to be a safe and effective treatment for the management of heart failure or MAS in MIS-C patients. The value of IVIG in these two situations remains to be reviewed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pediatrics - 12(2024) vom: 16., Seite 1270878

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dusser, Perrine [VerfasserIn]
Belot, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Bajolle, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Kevorkian-Verguet, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Meinzer, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Huet, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Tiriau, Soizic [VerfasserIn]
Kone-Paut, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anakinra
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Interleukin-1
Journal Article
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Myocarditis

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Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fped.2024.1270878

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NLM369546253